Back to the Basics

This was a hard choice, but I have decided that Mitch Hedberg is my favorite comedian. I believe that the delivery of a joke is more important than the joke itself, and Mitch Hedberg delivers his jokes like no other.

Warning! Adult language.

"I'm not making a banana-bread pastrami cottage-cheese sandwich. That would severely ruin my reputation."

"When I was a boy, I laid in my twin size bed and wondered where my brother was."

"I saw this wino. He was eating some grapes. It's like, 'Dude, you have to wait.'"

 "I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."

I could go on and on. Every joke is as memorable as the last. When I was about 13, I would listen to this CD as I went to bed. This was also probably the first time I had encountered swearing used for comedy. When I was younger I was against swearing, but the way Mitch uses profanity enhances his jokes to a whole different level. I've seen him on TV telling a few of the same jokes but at a PG-13 level, and they weren't nearly as funny. They just compliment his jokes very well. Sadly, he died a few years back from drug-related complications.

Cage of Death

This is the most... illegal, thing, I've seen, in the history... of.... wrestling!

 Before I go on with my influences, I need to talk about this video. I was turned onto this by Callum, and I thought to myself "Wow you are cool." And then I watched the video. And now I want to write about it. Because I thought it was funny. At first, it starts off as all wrestling does; People pretending to hit each other, and pretending to be dazed by said hits for hilariously exaggerated amounts of time. But then it gets REALLY weird, even for wrestling. The two medium sized men join together transformer-style and use secret Egyptian magic to hypnotize the larger man and the man that should have no business wrestling. I mean come on, that guy is tinier than I am. But anyway, somehow everyone starts dancing and Egyptian voodoo music starts to play. At this point, the video seemed completely authentic. Right up until the announcer started saying how illegal this was. Because I know for a FACT that hypnotism is completely legal in non-union, 4th tier, international varsity wrestling.

Therefore, I have to conclude that the announcer had no idea what he was talking about, and should be fired immediately so no one will try to question the validity of wrestling.

My thanks to Callum.

Comedic Influences

I plan to do a few posts on the people and things that have created my sense of humor.

Funnier after 15 minutes straight. (seriously, I spent 15 minutes watching)

The first thing that I thought of was Sesame Street. I grew up with the show, and it holds a special place in the part of me that in charge of the humor. In a wider sense, my humor closer resembles the Muppets, but Sesame Street was just the version for kids. Now they've completely ruined the show, but I'm not surprised. I also strongly believe the Grouch is based off of teenagers. He lives in garbage, never leaves the house, and hates you.

As I mentioned previously, I think I relate to the Muppets. I also can't figure out what style of humor that is, but it makes me laugh and that's good enough.

Black Friday

I guess that I have to include Rebecca Black's song "Friday" if I'm talking about viral videos. Believe me, I was seriously considering omitting Ms. Black from this blog entirely, but I can't. Those are the rules. I don't make them, I just don't tell you what they are and I make them. Anyway, back to Black. She made a (terrible) song with a (terrible) music video, and of course, became incredibly famous overnight. I couldn't decide if it would be funnier to just show you her video, or a parody of the video. I think I'll do both. 

Here is the parody.

Ha! Just kidding, that was the real song. Yes, the real one. Yes. It is. The real one. I can't believe that the only reason she is viral is that people love to make fun of her. It's just too easy. 

Here is the parody. (I'm not guaranteeing it's funnier than the original. Or even funny at all)

So there she is, in all her... er... glory. Just to sum it up; We we we so excited.

Prom?

This is a mis-use of class time.

So this is one of those 'viral' videos that happen on a daily basis. Youtube users wet their pants over a guy asking a girl to prom, or a larger woman falling off a bicycle, or a cat. Something like that.I'm just guessing, but being fairly familiar with the youtube community those are all Viable Viral Videos. (VVV) But I'm guessing the average person didn't take the time to actually appreciate this video for what it really was: Not important what-so-ever.

I'll bet you didn't even take in all the details.

For example, there are 26 people in the room before the 4 backup singers stroll in nonchalantly, making a grand total of 30. Or that one of them was not singing. Or that there are 21 green post-it notes on the back cork board. Or the 'Big Brother' poster underneath the whiteboard. Or the dates hugged for 4.2 seconds. C'mon guys. Pay attention the the important things.

Roger Abbot

I meant to post on this yesterday, but it must have slipped my mind. Yesterday, Sunday, Roger Abbot died at the age of 64. He was battling leukemia. Since my topic is based on comedy, I thought this would be an appropriate post. I remember growing up watching Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Roger and Don were always my favorite actors. For more information and memories of Roger, visist The Air Farce Website. Below is a video celebrating Roger's time with Air Farce.

Exibit A

Pay careful attention to 0:16-0:19. Also pay attention to people's lips as they sneeze. 

Do not pay attention to the disgusting slime rocketing from their face.

A Second Thought

Here, let me season that for you.

I've been thinking about sneezes ever since I mentioned it yesterday. People sneezing is just running through my mind. I think I need more sleep. But I also think I've discovered the reason they are so funny. It's the faces people make before and during a sneeze. The actual act of sneezing is still funny, and timing always helps, but the faces are just funny. I could probably make an entire blog about sneezes. But eventually you'd probably get grossed out.

Supermantics

This is the first actual post on this website. I chose this picture fairly randomly, but I like the simplicity of this comic. The part that really gets me is how the word "bullet" is used. Superman says it casually, and that is the only explanation needed. Although, if you really think about it, Superman does have two ears. And the people with the gun are probably still there. But none of that matters. He's Superman.

Welcome

I have never been a great writer. Writing has never come naturally to me, and I always have to think carefully about what I am writing. However, comedy is something that I find easy. For all my life I have been told what a great sense of humor I have. The truth is, I find almost everything funny. A good example would be sneezes. If someone sneezes near me, you can bet I'll be smiling. Even now, thinking of sneezing is making me smile. The main theme of this blog will be things I find to be funny. I will do my best to narrow it down to the best of the best, not just every single thing I like. You can expect many pictures and videos, but you should look for a very special feature. Callum Moscovitch and I hope to start a web-comic. This is almost an absolute thing, so hope to see them very soon. Just as a warning, this site and the web-comic will probably contain "adult" topics. To anyone who isn't my teacher, thank you for reading my blog. I hope you tell your friends. And they better damn-well like it.